Sometimes, life doesn't give you an easy route. You've got to get your hands dirty if you want to live through it.
"State your name, please."
"The name's Agent Rafe Linrov. I was part of the Philippine Accord and had gone through missions that can be defined as The Traumas of War."
(Looks through my file)
"Hmm... says here that you were discharged from the Accord for an aggravated assault on your captain. What caused you to do such a thing?"
"Well, aside from him being a bully to me when I work under him, he has no remorse of his actions against our team. He even got one of our guys captured by those Loyalists because he's American."
"So you beat him because he's a racist?"
"Yes... and no. I'm just mad that he let one of our guys get captured. I don't want to lose a team member if he continues his sh*tty plan."
"Well, that's good to hear."
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"Miss Ufer, you are charged for a variety of crimes that you have committed against the Accord."
"Come on, do you really believe a girl, like me, can do all of this?"
[Points at the pictures for him]
"We believe we can. After all, this isn't the 1920's, you know?"
"(sigh)... oh boy..."
"In 2014, you were linked to stealing high-value documents from us and selling it to other countries, including those Loyalists..."
"(In my mind) How delusional is he?"
"In that same year, you have taken down a lot of our agents and soldiers during the Pasay City Riots. Many of them experienced broken bones, brain traumas, severe bruisings, and even death."
"At ipapalagay mo na nagtatrabaho ako para sa mga Loyalist dahil kinuha ko ang iyong mga lalaki? (And you're gonna assume that I work for the Loyalists just because I took out your guys?) You will be bloody delusional if you think so."
"And we do, but we still can't understand why you even attack them... if you were helping them."
"Because I don't work with people that create the very fear that my clients have to endure. They came and tell me to bloody mess with someone; including you, your organization, and the enemy that you are so damn addicted with."
"Hehe... do you really believe that the world thinks that we're evil? The Aquino's were the ones that gave us freedom!"
"They are nothing but the same sh*theads as the Marcos'. You suppress our rights and your delusions won't last long."
"(chuckles)... well, if that's what you are gonna put it that way; I guess you will be glad that you will be locked behind bars for 20 years of your life, Ms. Ufer!"
(Looks shocked)
Just face it... your 'hacking days' are over."
"Shit..."
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"So, we got a deal?"
(Looks at Ufer's file)
"That will be a negative, Sir. It's too low that you are giving me."
"Come on, we need this girl killed. She has every information about us and if we can't..."
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The Katipunan: The Monsters Inside Us
Action"Ravaged by a civil war that plagues our country apart, many wanted this war to end. Many wanted peace to prevail. But when someone powerful prevents it, we are at a stalement of war. We'll try anything to become capable as soldier... or we die tryi...
